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This week readers are discussing a zinc-clad holiday home that spans a California creek and debating KPF's design for the supertall skyscraper set to be Texas' tallest. Read on for more...

 

Enscape

 

Suspension House by Fougeron Architecture spans a California creek

"A lovely creek fatally injured by an awkward, ostentatious house"

Readers think that a zinc-clad house in California by Fougeron Architecture is a lesson in "how to suffocate a creek".

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HAPA Architects clads South Downs eco-home in charred timber

"Calling it Black Timber House isn't going to help the postman much"

A charred timber-clad eco-home in Sussex, UK, by local studio HAPA Architects has left commenters with a feeling of déjà vu.

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Andrea Leung conceals "secret spaces" within renovated Tribeca Loft

"Tasteful and experimental at the same time"

Andrea Leung concealed "secret spaces" within a Lower Manhattan loft that she renovated for herself. Readers think it's "splendid". 

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KPF breaks ground on supertall skyscraper set to be Texas' tallest

"Why must supertall skyscrapers be super ugly?"

Kohn Pedersen Fox has broken ground on the supertall skyscraper set to be Texas' tallest. Commenters aren't sold. 

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Corcoran School of the Arts & Design

 

Saunders Architecture designs villa on piloti overlooking Norwegian lake

"Such lightness and clarity"

Some readers think that a Saunders Architecture-designed villa in Norway is "beautiful". Others think it's "another contemporary box". 

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Wild Wonder named Colour of the Year 2023

"I hope 2023 brings a lot more fun than this"

Readers are hoping that Wild Wonder, Dulux's "uninspiring" Colour of the Year for 2023, isn't reflective of the next 12 months. 

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Eleven Burning Man 2022 installations that showcase deep-desert design

"Bjarke Ingels misses the point of Burning Man"

Commenters think that some of the projects included in our Burning Man 2022 roundup are antithetical to the festival's ethos. 

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Dezeen Awards 2022 public vote is now open

 

Revamp of Venturi Scott Brown's National Gallery extension would be "an act of vandalism"

"Is it possible to vandalise vandalism?"

Plans to overhaul Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's extension to the National Gallery in London have been described by detractors as an "act of vandalism". Readers aren't on the same page.

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Birdseye references Vermont farmhouses with all-black cottage on Lake Champlain

"Is black the only colour available for residential design today?"

Another project that had commenters debating whether "black is the new white" was Birdseye's farmhouse-inspired cottage in Vermont.

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"The design industry needs to imagine a world where we use less energy, full stop"

"The design industry needs to imagine a world where we use less energy, full stop"

Architects and designers have a huge part to play in the solar revolution, but they also need to find ways to reduce our energy consumption overall, writes Katie Treggiden.

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Lake Flato Architects creates rammed-earth ranch house in Marfa

"This house has done some justice to West Texas"

Readers think that Lake Flato Architects' rammed-earth ranch house in Marfa, Texas, befits its desert setting. 

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Ten kitchens with polished granite surfaces

"There are a lot more interesting stones out there"

Our latest lookbook, which showcases 10 kitchens with polished granite surfaces, has left commenters cold. 

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